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The star formation histories of two Wolf-Rayet galaxies: NGC 1741 and He2-10. Two butterflies in a collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Kelsey E. Johnson
Kelsey E. Johnson*
Affiliation:
JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA

Abstract

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In an effort to better understand how the properties of star formation in starburst galaxies depend on various environmental parameters, I present a comparison between two well-known WR galaxies: the interacting galaxy system NGC 1741 in the Hickson Compact Group 31, and the dwarf galaxy He2-10. The high spatial resolution of HST has allowed identification of a large number of starburst knots, or ‘super star clusters’ in these WR galaxies. Broad-band photometry and the latest stellar synthesis models are used to estimate the ages and masses of the super star clusters. The properties of the clusters are then used to compare and contrast the overall star-formation histories in the two WR galaxies.

Type
Part 5. Wolf-Rayet stars and other massive stars in starburst galaxies: the case of Wolf-Rayet galaxies (integrated spectra)
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 193: Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies , 1999 , pp. 517 - 522
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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